Ledn co-founder @cryptonomista recounts how the Venezuelan government seized his family’s mining equipment, and why bitcoin became the only wealth they could carry to freedom. He also explains that claims of a $60B Maduro “shadow reserve” don’t add up. Read more

Cathie Wood: The US government may "directly buy" Bitcoin to reserve national assets.

Ripple Confirms No IPO Plans, Focuses on Private Growth

UPDATE: 🇺🇸 Todd Rosenbluth, Head of Research at VettaFi, with over $72B in indexed AUM, says "there's strong demand for Bitcoin ETFs, direct $BTC exposure, and options to enhance income. NEOS has a new product, BTCI, offering income and BTC exposure in one strategy." $ADA $NIGHT

Subdued Irish consumer sentiment little changed at the end of 2025

انقطاع الإنترنت في إيران قد يكون حاسمًا بالنسبة لعملة البيتكوين

Wall Street ended mixed, as Nvidia and other technology stocks dipped, while defense companies advanced after President Donald Trump called for an enlarged $1.5 trillion military budget

NEW: Ark Invest's Cathie Wood says President Trump will work hard in 2026 to pass the de minimis ruling and start buying 1M $BTC for the US strategic reserve. “I think he sees crypto as a path to the future.”

Due to a governance dispute, @ElectricCoinCo , the devs behind Zcash and its privacy technology, walked out and aim to create a new Zcash startup. $ZEC prices fell before swiftly recovering.

NEW: Changpeng Zhao said he plans to self-publish his memoir in English and Chinese within 4–6 weeks, may change the final title, and will donate all proceeds to charity.